GENERALLY: This should be the original 43
Spanish Remington rifle(11.15 x 58) purchased by Mexico.
Walter reports that 10,000 were purchased in the early 1870s and that an
additional 3,000 were purchased in 1877. This rifle, and its Spanish counterpart,
are easily the most commonly encountered Remington rolling block rifles
(although it is difficult to find a Mexican marked Remington, most of them
having seen very heavy use.

DISTINGUISHING CHARECTERISTICS: Mexican rifles
are marked R. DE MEXICO or simply RM. As far as I can tell,
dimentions, furniture and charecteristics are virtually identical to the
M1871
Spanish Remington.It is possible that some of these rifles may display
the "Liberty Cap On Sunburst" design, sometimes called the "Phrygian cap
insignia" but as I have not seen a Mexican marked Remington Rolling Block
I cannot say definitively. For an example of what it might look like, please
see the M1872
Mexican Whitney-Laidley (also Laidley-Emery) Military rifle.